George Smith (Pennsylvania)

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George Smith was an early 19th-century member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district.^[1]

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they compose the legislature of the United States.

Pennsylvania's fifth congressional district encompasses all of Delaware County, a small portion of southern Montgomery County and a section of southern Philadelphia. Mary Gay Scanlon represents the district.

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1813.^[2]

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References

↑ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Smith, G to I". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
↑ "SMITH, George - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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[1] Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Smith, G to I". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

[2] "SMITH, George - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2015.